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mysterio

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  1. I’m sure it is reprinted someplace, or someone here remembers the story. It is one of the less common TTAs in my experience. I’ve never owned a copy. #24-25 are also less common, at least I see them less. Coincidence, or print run variability? #26 isn’t too difficult, and #27 seems fairly common (but that has other factors too, obviously).
  2. Unfortunately that is the trend for any larger show.
  3. I’m conflicted about that cover. The art is good, and Moomba is menacing enough. What throws me are the motion lines. If he were swooping down and flying over the crowd it would make sense to me. But the motion lines show that he is bellyflopping onto the crowd. Why? Maybe the story reveals the reason, but that detail always snatched defeat from the jaws of victory for this cover in my mind.
  4. And I will be there working the MLC booth! Stop by and say hi!
  5. Congrats! I also wondered if you were bidding on it. I've always felt like this book was (a distant) second to Fin Fang Foom in pre-hero "keyness". Slightly off-topic for this thread, but I know that my fellow PHM nuts can appreciate it. This was likely my big purchase from this auction.
  6. Great book! I need to upgrade my copy. That book is less common than you’d think it would be.
  7. Thanks! I was really happy with the copy. I went after a 7.5 and 8.0 earlier in the summer, but lost those. There was a silver lining since one was slightly miscut and the other miswrapped, so I didn’t go crazy on my bids. This one wasn’t going to get past me. I also appreciate the offer of help. I’d rather not post the books I need in an open forum though. It sucks, but I’ve seen instances of people getting “punish bid” on the last books they need. If anyone wants to ask in PM I’d appreciate any help! One is common enough but I don’t want to pay the high asks. The other is very tough, very few have come up for sale and none that I’ve seen in the 6.0 range I like to stay at or above.
  8. Now down to two books to complete #1-82 graded.
  9. Sadly I will be unable to make it, will very much miss being there. Next year is a definite unless the dates are terrible.
  10. Pardon the interruption of the PHM authorship discussion . Being on one of my rare trips onto the boards I wanted to show off my latest JIM acquisition. Comiclink win last month, I have it in hand now. Upgrades my previous 7.0 copy. I remain stuck at three books from completion.
  11. I thought that was a good looking 2.5, and had a few bids on it. None of them ultimately meant anything as I was about $100 below the eventual winner. Congrats!
  12. I heard it was taking two hours to park at the height of Saturday!
  13. Mark your calendars, June 9-11, 2023 in the same room of the convention center.
  14. Would be nice if it were a bit cooler. I'm glad you were cool inside, I felt like I was sweating for about 90% of Friday and Saturday, even after cooling off from setup. The crowd was nuts on Saturday, my pic of the celebrity area that is up a few posts doesn't even do it justice. Couldn't walk down in that area.
  15. Likewise! It was great to get a chance to catch up a bit!
  16. Really great show this year, but I am just now feeling halfway human again. Completely exhausting but worth the 12-14 hour days. Here are a few pics of the booth, random shots I took, and the fantastic commission I got from Tony Harris.
  17. Great seeing you too, thanks for stopping by!
  18. Have bought from Chay a couple of times, both large purchases, and I couldn't have been happier with the books or the service!
  19. Hi everyone, been working too much again but wanted to stick my head in to say hello to my pre-hero brethren. Happily I can report more JIM progress. Just three more books for #1-82 graded! In addition to these I have two more Voldemort slabs on their way to CGC to be regraded.
  20. Getting very excited about this show.
  21. I sold a low grade copy with a large stain on eBay for right around $10 in 2021. It is definitely not a common DCU.
  22. Any chance of getting CGC a booth for this one? I know CBCS will be present, which I appreciate, but having a choice in companies would be welcome.